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@donsteppa said in RIP 2021:
Philip Sherry.
I didn't realise he was still alive
Neither. I assumed he slipped off quietly years ago.
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All Black number 628 Bruce Watt
A Hunterville boy, Bruce Watt received his secondary education at Wanganui Technical College where he captained the 1st XV in 1955.
Playing for the Hunterville club he represented Wanganui in 1957-58 whilst still a teenager before moving to Canterbury, a union he represented from 1959 to 1968. He first appeared above provincial level when given an All Black trial in 1958, then played for New Zealand Juniors in 1959 against the Lions, a New Zealand XV in 1960 and the South Island in 1960-61.
His All Black debut came in 1962 on the tour to Australia where he scored two tries in his first test match. After two tests against the 1963 English team he toured Britain and France with the very strong 1963/4 All Blacks. Bruce Watt was one of the tour successes, playing in 20 of the 36 matches, including the tests against England, Scotland and Wales, dropping a goal in the latter game.
His All Black career ended with the first test against the 1964 Wallabies, though he continued to win selection for the South Island and All Black trials until 1967 and was perhaps unlucky not to be selected for the 1967 tour of Britain, Canada and France.
Standing a stocky 5'8" (1.72m) and weighing 12 stone (76kg) Watt was a sharp efficient five eight and accurate dropkicker who played 29 matches for his country, including 8 tests, and appeared in 197 first class games, 117 of them for Canterbury.
He competed with a formidable range of five eights, Steve Nesbit, Adrian Clarke, Tony Davies, Neil Wolfe, Mack Herewini, Peter Murdoch and Earle Kirton for All Black honours during the 1960s.
After retirement he served as a South Island under 18 selector 1972-75 and as Co-Coach for Marlborough (1976) and Nelson Bays (1978-79). As a cricketer Bruce Watt had three years in the Wanganui Tech 1st XI and represented Rangitikei at Hawke Cup level.
ALSO
During his rugby career Bruce Watt ran a number of marathons. On Canterbury's Queen's Birthday trips to play Buller and the West Coast Watt would strip down and, when given the nod by the bus driver, would run on the spot in the aisle. He would pound away until the bus driver told him they had travelled 26 miles and 385 yards. He even suffered an injury, trading on some broken glass and nearly missing the next round of club matches.
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@antipodean because I am a trainspotter that prompted me to check and discover that in October last year there had been more players capped for the AB's than in the entire period before I was born.
Surprised it's taken that long TBH
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Jackie Mason - one of the funniest comedians ever, died aged 93. He was a former Rabbi and one of the greats. Voiced Krusty the Clown's father.
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@victor-meldrew said in RIP 2021:
Jackie Mason - one of the funniest comedians ever, died aged 93. He was a former Rabbi and one of the greats. Voiced Krusty the Clown's father.
Saw him twice
Borscht Belt hotel in the Catskills and Cardiff
Brilliant both times
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Really sad, no band on earth was better than the sum of their parts than these guys. Rock steady bass player and very good singer too.
RIP
https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/125900110/zz-top-bassist-dusty-hill-dies-aged-72
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RIP Mark Weedon. Way too young.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/boprugby/posts/4746472198696620
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@donsteppa that sucks
How?
Apparently a heart attack while coaching on Saturday - 53 years old.
In the BoP Times now: Former Bay of Plenty Steamers captain Mark Weedon has died
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More horrendous news
New Zealand’s cycling community has been left shocked by the death of Olivia Podmore, who represented New Zealand at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
Her death, which has been confirmed by her family, followed a post on one of her social media accounts in which she outlined the pressures of her high level sport.
RIP 2021